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With one practice before Saturday’s Kings vs Sharks game at SAP Center, Peter Laviolette wants fewer penalties, a tighter penalty kill and better rush coverage. Plus what to keep from Denver, Friday’s lineup questions and a scouting report on a Sharks team fresh off an OT win over Florida.
The Kings lose to the Avalanche 8-4 in Peter Laviolette’s debut. Dumoulin, Armia, Moore and Panarin scored, two of them shorthanded, but Colorado’s four power-play goals and MacKinnon’s two goals and fight decided it. Kuemper made 21 saves; next up is Saturday at San Jose.
Game-day preview for the Kings season opener at Ball Arena: the April sweep rematch, MacKinnon and the Avalanche, the Kuemper-Forsberg decision, Byfield’s 1C chance, Doughty on D-activation, and Laviolette’s all-about-points mandate.
Five months after Colorado’s sweep, the Kings return to Ball Arena with Drew Doughty as captain. Monday’s practice lines, the Gustafsson-Clarke pairing, Edmundson and Perry updates, and the Kuemper-Forsberg question ahead of Wednesday’s TNT opener.
Kings finalize a 23-man roster after Sunday demotions, ride a 6–2 Crypto.com finale into Wednesday’s Opening Night rematch at Colorado on TNT.
Twenty-nine left. One Saturday dress rehearsal. The Los Angeles Kings spent Thursday cutting camp from a sprawl to a manageable…
Zero-and-two. Then the freeway. The Los Angeles Kings dropped a 6-3 decision to the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday night at…
Puck drop downtown. Tuesday, September 22, 2026 — Crypto.com Arena, 7:00 p.m. PT — Los Angeles Kings versus Utah Mammoth…